Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, marks a day of indulgence before the Christian season of Lent. Learn what it is and when Lent 2026 begins

Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, is celebrated today, Feb. 17, 2026. Here's what to know.

This Tuesday and Wednesday, four holidays from different cultures and religions overlap in a rare calendar year.

If it's Fat Tuesday in Detroit, you will find bakery boxes piled high with icing-coated or sugar-dusted, deep-fried fluffy doughnuts called paczki.

Fat Tuesday in Mid-Michigan is underway and donut shops are already lined up with customers trying to get some paczki.